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February 13, 2014

Maternal vitamin A deficiency linked to postnatal asthma: Mouse data – NutraIngredients.com

Maternal vitamin A deficiency linked to postnatal asthma: Mouse data
NutraIngredients.com
The mouse study, published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, provides evidence that a lack of vitamin A during pregnancy is linked to postnatal airway hyperresponsiveness, which is a hallmark of asthma. Led by Dr Wellington Cardoso from …
Prenatal vitamin A deficiency tied to postnatal asthmaEurekAlert (press release)
First evidence of link between prenatal vitamin A deficiency and postnatal asthmaNews-Medical.net

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February 13, 2014

Prenatal vitamin A deficiency tied to postnatal asthma – EurekAlert (press release)

Prenatal vitamin A deficiency tied to postnatal asthma
EurekAlert (press release)
"Researchers have long wondered what makes some people more susceptible than others to developing asthma symptoms when exposed to the same stimulus," said Dr. Cardoso, senior author, director of the new Columbia Center for Human Development, …

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February 12, 2014

Prenatal vitamin A deficiency tied to postnatal asthma – Medical Xpress

Prenatal vitamin A deficiency tied to postnatal asthma
Medical Xpress
Vitamin A deficiency during fetal development can lead to excessive growth of smooth muscle surrounding the airways, making the lungs overly reactive to stimulation from the environment later in life and thus at risk to develop asthma. In these cross …

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